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Fild Aug. 6, 1925 3 *Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented June 21.14,V 1930 f UNITED ASTM FREDERICK c. HEINEN Nn WILLIAM w. n.annow, or cHIcAeo, ILLINorsnssIGNoRs 'ro CAMEL comm, or oHIoAeo, rLLINoIs, A conrona'rron or ILLINOIS lprovide a door which-may be conveniently. assembled vfrom standard. parts and which 1s noon appucauon mea august e, 1925.Y serial no. 08,460.

vThe present invention relates-to doors.

lates to sliding doors such as are used'on railway box cars. v

-An object of the present mvention 1s to well adapted to withstandv the stresses encountered inservice. l y

A further object is'to provide a ribbed door which is light in weightand efiicient iny serv# A further. object isto provide a railway car door of ribbed construction which will present a water shedding outer surface and a substantially flat inner surface.

Further objects will appear as the'descrip tion proceeds.

Referring to the drawings- Figure 1 is a fragmentary View of the side of a railway box car havin a door applied thereto embodying the principles of the present invention;

- Figure 2 is a sectional view taken along the plane indicated by the arrows 2-2 of F1g ure 1' Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along the plane indicated by the arrows 3 3 of cated by the numeral 10. Said side wall is provided with astructural steel member 11, which provides a track :for supportlng the sliding door 12. Referring to lFigure 6, it

will be noted that in the illustrated embodiment of the present invention the member 11 comprises a T-shaped structure ofwhich the leg portion 13 occupies a substantially horlvzontal position. Carriedby the door 12 are vflanges of said channel member.

the brackets`14-14, which are provided with 'the rollersl 15-15 adapted to ride upon the upper surface of the portion 13 of the member 11. Said brackets 141-414 are alsoprovided with the rollers 16`16 adapted to ens gage the lunder side of the portion 13 ofl the menibe'r 11 forpreventing the door 12 from .being lifted out 'of propercooperative 'relationship with the doorway ofthecar; rIhe doorY 12 is bounded at its upper edge'by the Zbar member v1'?, the upperl angejof which cooperates with theframeof the car and with the track member 111 to guide .theupper portion of the door 12. The lower edge of the door 12 is bounded by the Z-bar member 18, which is adapted to cooperate with the brackets 19-19 mounted upon the frame of the car for guiding the lowerlportion of the door 12. The two side edges of the door`12 are bounded bythe h-bars 20 and 21. Said h-bars 20 and 21 comprise structures which may be de Harige vmounted in proximity to one ofthe vSaid hbars are .articles of commerce, are readily Vp urchasabl'e in the open market, and there scribed as channel members having an extra fore require no detailed explanation. The

channel portions ofthe h -bars 20 and 21 have flanges 22-1-22 adapted to receive the ribs or corrugations of sheet metal plates which will be referred to hereinafter. The flange 23 ofthe jh-bar 20 is adapted-to cooperate with. the angle member 24 located upon the door j amb 25 of the car to act as a piloting member. The h-barl 21 vhas its flange 26 turned backwardly to cooperate 'with the weather stri Amember 27, which weather strip member 2 is located in a vertical position adjacent to thatbportion of the doorway opposite to the 25.

la illhe structural steel members 17, 18, 20 and 21 form a rectangular frame, which frame isl filled in by means of structural steel members which are formed with ribs or corrugations for strengthening purposes. Referring to Figures 6 and 7, a steel plate 28 is provided having an outwardly struck rib portion 29 adapted to underlie the outer flange of the Z- bar 17. The box provided by the web of the structural steel member l2l7 andthe outstruck whereby to avoid an upwardly presented` rib 29` of the steel plate 28 is closed on the rear side of the door by means of the steel late 30. Rivets 31-31 are provided or olding the Z-bar 17, plate 28 and plate 30 together, certain of said rivets 31 belng also utilized to hold the brackets 14--14 in place.

In order to prevent crushing of the material at the rivets 3131, iiller blocks 32 are provided between plate 30 and the rib29. The sheet metal platel 28 is ribbed, as indicated by thel numeral 33, close to its lower extremity, a depending portion 34 being provided below the ribbed portion 33. Arranged in echelon with the sheet metal plate 28 is the sheet metal plate 29, the upper portion of which underlies the rib 33 of the plate28. Theupper extremity of plate 29 is riveted to the plate 28 at a region spaced slightly above the rib 33, the plate 28 having a slight ol'set portion 35 to provide a recess for the upper portion 'of the plate 429,

shoulder at the upper edge of plate 29. The rivets 31-31 connect the rib 33 with the plate 29 and structural steel members 20 and 21, filler blocks 32 being-provided for strengthening purposes. I

The plate 29 is ribbed adjacent to its lower extremity'in a manner similar to that described above in connection with the plate 28, the ribbed portion of the plate 29 being indicated by the numeral 36. Said plate 29 is oii'set slightly, as indicated by the numeral 35, to receive the' upper extremityof another plate located in rear of the rib 36 of plate 29.

The number of ribbed plates may be chosen as desired, the lowermost plate having an outwardly presented rib 37, which has a downwardly extending lportion lying outwardly of the vertically presented flange of the Z-bar 18 at the bottom of the door. A plate 38 will underlie the rib 37,/said plate 38, rib-37, Z- bar 18 and h-bars 20 and 21 being connected together byrivets 39, which rivets 39 are provided with the filler blocks 32 to prevent crushing.

The extremities of the ribs above referred to are located between the flanges 22-22 of the h-bars 20 and 21. By reason of the protection provided by` said ribs and by the hbars .20 and 21, together with the rivets and filler blocks used in connecting said parts together, a very sturd construction is provided without requiring tlsie use of heavy gauge material. It will be noted that the steel `plates 28, 29 and 38 are so arranged that said plates overlap the neighboring plates immed1ately' underlying same, so that water is shed outwardly of the door.V By reason of the fact that.

each of said plates referred to ris set into a recess in the rear'of the plate which it underlies, no upwardly presented shoulders are presented for collecting grain or other finely divided lading.

The present invention provides a. waterproof door of exceedingly sturdy construction, with a minimum of weight and at a mini: mum of cost. The above described embodiment of the present invention adapts itself for various modifications which may be preferred by the car owners. According to the structure shown in Figure 4, theh-bar 20 takes the form of the H-bar 41, whichmay provide an effective seal when the door is moved to closed position. According to Figure 5, .a modification is provided in which the flange 26 of the h-bar 21 is bent in the form of a V to cooperate with a channel-shaped weather strip 4t2.

The lpresent invention provides a waterproof door of sturdy construction which is light in weight and cheap to manufacture and which adapts itself to a number of moditca-l tions. iications that fall within appended claims. What is claimed is:

1. A railway car door comprising a rectangular frame made up of structural steel the scope of the members, said structural steel members at opv posite vert1cal s1des of said framescompns#V ing integral h-bars including channel portions and metal plates having horizontal ribs mounted in said frame with the ribs of said plates located within said channel portions,

said h-bars having portions shaped to pro-q lgular rame made up of structural steel members, said structural steel members at oppositex Vertical sides of said frame comprising integral h-bars including channels'portions and metal plates having horizontal ribs mounted in said frame with the ribs of said plates located `within said channel portions, said metal plates being arranged in echelon and being overlapped to shed water outwardly of said door, said structural steel member at the bottom of said frame comprising an angulaimember having an outwardly presented vertical. Hat face, the lowermost of said plates having its lower edgeportion disposed outwardly of said angularv member and within said channel portions. v

3. A railway car door having a substantially flat inner surface comprising a rectangular frame made up of structural steel members, said structural steel members at opposite vertical sides of said frame comprising integral h-bars including channel portions and metal plates having horizontal ribs mounted in said frame with the ribs of said plates located within said channel portions,

It is intended to cover all such modi'-l said metal plates being arranged in echelon and being overlapped to shed water outl wardly of said door, said' plates being located to close the pockets formed b the inwardly presented portions of the ribbed portion of adjacent plates, said structural'steel member at the bottom of said frame comprising an angular member having an outwardly presented vertical flat face, the lowermost of said plates havin its lower edge portion disposed outwardly o said angular member and within said channel portions.

4. A railway car door comprising structural steel members providing a rectangular frame, said steel members at opposite vertical sides of said frame including channel portions, steel plates located within said frame and secured to said structural steel members, i

certain of said steel plates having horizontal ribs, said steel plates being arranged in echelon with an outwardly presented metal plate having its lower extremlty in overlap ing relationship with the adjacent metal p ate at a lower level, whereby to shed water outwardly of said door, the flat portions of certain of said plates being mounted in coverin' relationship with the inwardly presented ace of the ribbed portion of an adjacent face, said structural steel member at the bottom of said frame comprising an angular member having an outwardly presented vertical flat face, the lowermost of said plates having itslower edge portion disposed outwardly of said angular member and within said channel portions.

5. A railway car door comprising structural steel members providing a rectangular frame, said steel members at opposite vertical sides of said frame includin channel portions, steel plates located wit in said frame and secured to'said structural steel members, certain of said steel plates having horizontal ribs, said steel plates being arranged in echelon with an outwardly presented metal plate having its lower' extremity'in overlapping relationship with the adjacent metal plate at a lower level, whereby to shed water outwardly of said door, the flat portions of certain of said 'plates being mounted in covering relationship with the inwardly presented face of the ribbed portion of an adjacent face, certain of said plates being recessed on their rear 'sides for the reception of other of said plates,

whereby to avoid upwardly presented lading catching shoulders, said structural steel member at the bottom of said frame comprising an angular member having an outwardly presented vertical lat face, the lowermost of said plates havin its lower edge portion disposed outwardly o said angular member and within said channel portions.

6. A railway car door comprising a rectangular frame made 11p of structural steel members, said structural steel members at opposite side edges of Said frame comprising channeled members having horizontal ribs, metal plates mounted in said frame with theA ribs of said plates located within said channeled members, filler members disposed within said channeled members and said ribs to protect said ribs, said structural steel member at the bottom of said frame comprising an angular member having an outwardly presented vertical ilat face, the lowermost of said plates havin its lower edge portiondisposed outwardly o? said angular member and within saidchanneled members.

7. A railway car door comprising a rec-l tangular frame made up of structural steel members, said structural steel members vat opposite sides of'said'frame including channeled portions, having horizontal ribs, metal plates` mounted in said frame with the ribs of said plates located withnsaid channeled portions, and iiller members disposed within said channeled portions and said ribs, said metal plates being arranged in echelon and being overlapped to shed water outwardly of said door, said structural steel member at the bote,

toni of said frame comprising an` angular member having an outwardly presented verticallat face, the lowermost of said plates having its lower edge portion disposed outwardly of said angular member and within said channeled portions.

8. A ,railway car door comprising a rectangular'frame made up of structural steel members, said structural steel members at opposite vertical 'sides of said frame comprising h-bars including channel portions and metal plates having horizontal ribs mounted in .said frame with said ribs of said plates located within said channel portions, the-outwardly extending portions of said h-bars being shaped to provide a rear edge angle and a piloting member at the rear and front edges of said door respectively`,and filler members v disposed withinA said channel members and said ribs to protect said ribs, the lowermost of said plates having -its lower edge portion disposed outwardly of the steel member a't the bottom of said frame and disposed within said vchannel portions. aigned at Chicago, Illinois this day ofi Aug. 3, 925. n'

FREDERICK C. HEINEN. WILLIAM-W. DARROW. 

